"The global African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from Native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas."
Study of African-descended peoples and cultures outside of Africa, including their history, struggles, achievements, and interactions with other groups.
"The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the native West and Central Africans who were enslaved and shipped to the Americas via the Atlantic slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries."
"Their largest populations [of the African diaspora] in the United States, Brazil, and Haiti."
"Yes, the term can also be used to refer to non-native African descendants from North Africa who immigrated to other parts of the world."
"Some scholars identify 'four circulatory phases' of this migration out of Africa."
"The phrase African diaspora gradually entered common usage at the turn of the 21st century."
"The term 'diaspora' originates from the Greek διασπορά (diaspora, literally 'scattering') which gained popularity in English in reference to the Jewish diaspora before being more broadly applied to other populations."
"Less commonly, the term has been used in scholarship to refer to more recent emigration from Africa."
"The African Union (AU) defines the African diaspora as consisting: 'of people of native or partial African origin living outside the continent, irrespective of their citizenship and nationality and who are willing to contribute to the development of the continent and the building of the African Union.'"
"Its constitutive act declares that it shall 'invite and encourage the full participation of the African diaspora as an important part of our continent, in the building of the African Union.'"
"The global African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from Native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas."
"The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the native West and Central Africans who were enslaved and shipped to the Americas via the Atlantic slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries."
"Their largest populations [of the African diaspora] in the United States, Brazil, and Haiti (in that order)."
"Yes, the term can also be used to refer to non-native African descendants from North Africa who immigrated to other parts of the world."
"Its constitutive act declares that it shall 'invite and encourage the full participation of the African diaspora as an important part of our continent, in the building of the African Union.'"
"The term 'diaspora' originates from the Greek διασπορά (diaspora, literally 'scattering') which gained popularity in English in reference to the Jewish diaspora before being more broadly applied to other populations."
"The phrase African diaspora gradually entered common usage at the turn of the 21st century."
"Some scholars identify 'four circulatory phases' of this migration out of Africa."
"The African Union (AU) defines the African diaspora as consisting: 'of people of native or partial African origin living outside the continent, irrespective of their citizenship and nationality and who are willing to contribute to the development of the continent and the building of the African Union.'"
"Less commonly, the term has been used in scholarship to refer to more recent emigration from Africa."